Pepsi Bottling Group Cuts Plastic Usage

Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) saved 16,000 tons of plastic in 2007, according to EnvironmentalLeader.com.

As detailed in PBG’s first CSR report, plastic usage was lowered by reducing the amount of plastic in its bottles by 20 to 30 percent. PBG also conserved 300 million gallons of water and improved delivery efficiency with new, lighter-weight trucks that carried 16 percent more product per trip.

The reductions are a part of PBG’s environmental initiative, “Act!” The company also recycles over 80 percent of its waste stream. In addition to these figures, PBG worked to reduce its environmental impact by utilizing packaging such as:

  • Soda cans that are composed of 41 percent recycled aluminum.
  • Glass bottles that contain 25-35 percent post-consumer material.
  • PET plastic bottles contain 10 percent post-consumer material.

To learn more about Pepsi Bottling Group’s environmental initiatives, keep your eyes open for an Earth911 exclusive coming up, featuring PBG’s CSR.

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